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Top marks for the openers

Any fears that captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have had over the absence of Gautam Gambhir were allayed by the 98-run opening stand between Virender Sehwag and new man M Vijay on the opening day of the fourth Test against Australia in Nagpur

06-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

'Nothing calms you like Laxman'

When he walks out to bat, the dressing room relaxes, knowing the side is in good hands

06-Nov-2008•Rahul Dravid

'You've just got to trust your own ability' - Lee

These are tough times for Australia's bowlers. While the side's overall return is diminishing, the fast bowler's collection improved slightly with his first two-wicket haul in the series in the third Test

03-Nov-2008•Ali Cook

'The Muhammad Ali of cricket'

Cricinfo asked former team-mates and players about their most memorable Anil Kumble moments

02-Nov-2008•Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi

India's greatest match-winner

Stats analysis of Anil Kumble's career

02-Nov-2008•S Rajesh and Mathew Varghese

Kumble leaves in the spotlight

Anil Kumble steals the spotlight on the final day of his Test career at the Kotla

02-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

A pillar of Indian cricket

During the 1990s Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar were the twin pillars of a team that sought to establish itself as a big player on the world stage

02-Nov-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Batting lifts but bowling worries remain

What will determine whether Australia win the fourth Test to draw the series and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is the bowling, which has been a problem all tour

02-Nov-2008•Ali Cook

India's efforts fail to match aspirations

India failed to stay switched on and allowed Australia's batsmen, who batted resolutely, to save the game

01-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Responsible Clarke just what Australia needed

There was only one thing the team needed from Clarke on the fourth day - a match-saving century - and unless there is a shocking collapse late on Sunday he has delivered

01-Nov-2008•Ali Cook

Kumble perseveres through pain

Despite clearly being in some discomfort from the injury to his left hand, Anil Kumble went through his repertoire, probing away for the mistakes that were interminably slow to arrive

01-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

Sehwag fills specialist spinner's boots

Virender Sehwag's shrewd cricketing brain does not show much in his cavalier strokeplay. Instead, his intelligence emerges when he's bowling

31-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

The return of Matt the Bat

Throughout this series Australia have needed a strong man at the top to show the way and the usual Matthew Hayden has re-appeared

31-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

When Laxman bats like he did today ...

For 470 minutes over the last two days even the Feroz Shah Kotla's garish stand at the Tata End didn't look ugly. For 470 minutes, Laxman cloaked violence with grace and left Australia hopelessly spellbound

30-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

What could have been ...

The delay by the Australian captain to introduce Shane Watson and Simon Katich into the bowling attack on the second day in Delhi is likely to go down as a tactical blunder

30-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Doing it the '90s way

In many respects, India once again resemble the side that crushed all-comers during the last decade of the 20th century

30-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Australia's chances dwindle

There was more discipline in Australia's bowling than last week, but the prospect for the team remains bleak

29-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Tendulkar evokes memories of 1992

The strokeplay was majestic and the approach worlds removed from the hesitancy that coloured Sachin Tendulkar's innings at times over the past couple of years

29-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Quick learner

Ishant Sharma has soaked up all the lessons that have come his way to become one of the top fast bowlers in the game

29-Oct-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Kumble faces familiar burden of proof

Life can change completely in a year. And if you have lost form drastically during that year, and also turned 38, those changes could border on the irreversible

28-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

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